Improvement in boot-jacks



J. NIVER;

BOOT-JACK.

Patented May 8,1877.

WENT

N.PETERS, PHQTOLITHOGRAPMER. WASH INGYON earns FFIGE.

IMPROVEMENT IN BOOT-JACKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. [90,508, dated May 8,1877 application filed October 7, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN NIVER, of Sherman,in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented a newand useful Improvement in Boot-Jack,.of which the following is aspecification:

Figure 1 is a front View of my improved boot-jack, shown as raisedagainst a wall. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same,'taken throughthe line a; m, Fig. 1, and showing in dotted lines the position of thefoot-piece when lowered for use.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention has for its object to furnish an improved boot-jack to beattached to a wall, and to be turned up against the wall when not inuse, and which shall be simple in construction, inexpensive inmanufacture, and not liable to get out of order.

The invention consists in the improvement of boot-jacks, as hereinafterdescribed.

A represents a board, which may be made of the same general form as thefoot-pieceB,

but a little larger, and in the lower part of which are formed two ormore holes to receive the screws by which it is secured to thebase-board of the room. B is the foot-piece, in which is formed a holeof a proper size and shape to receive the foot from which the boot is tobe withdrawn. The foot-piece B is pivoted at the sides of its lower endto and between two lugs, 0, attached to the lower part of the board A.To the under side of the outer end of the foot-piece B is attached aknob, I), to rest upon the floor, to keep the said footpiece in, ornearly in, a horizontal position when turned down 'for use. D is arubber strap, the upper end of which is attached to the upper end of theboard A, and its lower end passes through the foot-hole in the footpieceB, and is attached to the lower side of the lower part of the saidfoot-piece B.

The rubber strap D passes through the staple, or around a roller, E,attached to the board A, a little above the lower part of the foot-holein the foot-piece B, so as to give the said rubber strap D a greaterpurchase.

By this construction the foot-piece B, when turned down for use, will beheld in place by the elasticity of the rubber strap D, but in such a waythat a slight touch upon the outer end of said foot-piece will unfastenit, when it will be at once raised and held against the wall by theelasticity of the rubber strap D.

This construction of the boot-jack enables it to be secured to the wallin any desired position, as it is always secured to the baseboard of theroom, and the upper part of the board A prevents the wall from beinginjured or marred by the foot-piece B.

The elastic strap is so combined with back and foot-piece, in connectionwith staple, that the foot-piece is easily held in a horizontal, ornearly horizontal, position without catch, detent, or other fastening.

What I claim is- The combination of back A, hinged footpiece B, elasticstrap D, and strap E, the latter being fastened at one end to the upperpart of back, then passed through staple as well as hole of foot-piece,and finally attached under said foot-piece, as shown and described,whereby the spring is enabled of itself to hold the foot-piece in anydesired position.

. JOHN N IVER. Witnesses:

JOHN 0. PAGE, W. J. DONNELL.

